Review of Amazon's Mechanical Turk

MTurk as most know it is a program from amazon where individuals get paid to do hits. With technology taking over alot of the work force today, there are still many task that humans do more effectively than computers, so instead of hiring a large workforce to perform these task, this is an opportunity for business's to have access to a very diverse workforce and have these task completed.

What Is A Hit?

A HIT is a Human Intelligence Task.
As an MTurk worker you simply log in and search through the thousands of hit's available and choose the ones that you want to do. When reviewing a hit make sure that you read all of the qualifications and that you understand the task that is being asked of you. Most hit's will give you an allotted time to finish them in so be sure that you will be able to comply with all of the guidelines.

These tasks range from extremely easy to more time consuming and advanced, thus the pay for each hit ranges according to the complexity of each individual hit. For some of the higher paying hits you may have to take a qualifications test before being allowed to accept the hit.

What is a Qualification?

Some HITs are available only to Amazon Mechanical Turk users with certain Qualifications. Requesters can use Qualifications to make sure their HITs are completed by users that have demonstrated their ability to give high quality answers. You can obtain a Qualification by browsing or searching through the available Qualifications and requesting ones that appeal to you. Qualifications related to your performance completing HITs are assigned automatically and cannot be requested. Some Qualifications may require you to complete a test before they are granted. Qualifications requiring you to complete a test must be completed within the specified time.

Once your work has been submitted and the requester approves your work your money will be deposited into your Amazon Payments Account. You can choose to be paid with Amazon Gift Certificates or you can have the money transferred into a bank account.

Many of these task are very enjoyable to do and this is yet another very easy way to earn some extra income in your spare time.